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Growth of supermassive black holes and their relationships to their host galaxies

Volonteri, M. (2014). Growth of supermassive black holes and their relationships to their host galaxies. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. https://pirsa.org/14110062

Marta Volonteri Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris

Talk numberPIRSA:14110062
DOI10.48660/14110062
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Abstract

Black holes are the engines that power quasars and active galactic nuclei throughout cosmic time. The masses of black holes in nearby galaxies define clear correlations with the properties of their host galaxies. These results suggest that black holes, while a thousand times lighter than the galaxy, grow alongside their hosts during its cosmic evolution. I will discuss the growth of black holes, and the establishment of the connection between galaxies and black holes.